Nikki Bella has been out of motion because of an ankle injury. She was forced to miss WWE WrestleMania 42 because of this injury and was replaced by a returning Paige.
During a recent interview with USA TODAY Sports, Nikki Bella gave an update on her ankle injury. The WWE Hall of Famer said,
“The ankle’s doing great. I used to be really fired up because this morning I got to squat for the primary time—not too heavy. Looked slightly bit like a baby deer.”
“But last week I got to maneuver up a level in my PT, where I could start specializing in strengthening. So working with my trainer and my PT, loads of our focus is on strengthening, in addition to constructing the ankle and all of the little mechanics that include the toes, the feet, the hips, the knees—every thing.”
“I’ll get X-rayed in the course of June and see how the bones have grown. So fingers crossed I’ll get amazing news, after which I’ve just got to match that with strength, after which I’ll be back.”
“Injuries are so funny—I at all times attempt to ask, like, when can I come back? And so they’re like, ‘Not until we see what your ankle looks like in June.’ And I’m like, ‘But for those who needed to guess?’ And so they’re like, ‘We don’t know—not until June.’ That’s the way it is coping with doctors.”
“So in my head, the top of June can be incredible. But I also don’t want to come back back too early, because a giant reason people get reinjured is that their strength doesn’t match their recovery. So I want to ensure that the calf, the quads, the glutes—all of it—is built up properly so it protects that ankle.”